[2015]DLCA8310 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">LT. COL. ISAAC OWUSU-TWUM AMPOFO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(PETITIONER/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">ADELAIDE TWUM AMPOFO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CIVIL SUIT:NO: H1/187/2014 </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">DATE: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">28<sup>TH</sup> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">MAY, 2015</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">MR. EKOW DADSON FOR APPELLANT<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COL. G. Y. TSAHEY (RTD.) FOR RESPONDENT<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">M.<b> </b>OWUSU (J.A.) - PRESIDING, OSEI (J.A.), S. GYAN (J.A.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">On 3<sup>rd</sup> day of December, 1997, the marriage between the petitioner Lt. Col. Isaac Owusu Twum-Ampofo and the respondent Adelaide Twum-Ampofo (Nee Kuaw) entered into on the 29<sup>th</sup> day of April 1982 was dissolved by the High Court, Accra. The Suit was then adjourned for hearing on property settlement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Court heard the parties and their witnesses on the property settlement. At the end of the trial, the Court gave judgment as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:42.55pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Bookman Old Style";mso-bidi-font-family:"Bookman Old Style"">a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">“The relief of the respondent that she is a joint owner of the disputed house i.e. House No. 15 Moon Flower Street J 100/8 Teshie Nungua Estate, Accra is dismissed.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:42.55pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Bookman Old Style";mso-bidi-font-family:"Bookman Old Style"">b.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Petitioner is to pay a lump sum of ¢20 Million to respondent on grounds that respondent had to lose her job at Ghana Airways Corporation on account of Petitioner who insisted that she accompanied him on his postings abroad.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:42.55pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Bookman Old Style";mso-bidi-font-family:"Bookman Old Style"">c.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Respondent claim to be entitled to a half share of all household items was dismissed.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:42.55pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Bookman Old Style";mso-bidi-font-family:"Bookman Old Style"">d.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Respondent’s claim for custody of Nana Owusua Twum Ampofo, and maintenance for the upkeep of the said child is dismissed.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:42.55pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Bookman Old Style";mso-bidi-font-family:"Bookman Old Style"">e.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i